2026-01-18 15:32:51

Bitcoin's exchange reserves have been steadily declining since the beginning of the year, with roughly 36.8K BTC exiting exchange wallets. This outflow pattern is significant—it typically signals that holders are moving their coins to self-custody, reducing the supply available for immediate liquidation. When major accumulation happens off-exchange, selling pressure naturally eases. The data suggests confidence in current price levels and a shift toward long-term holding rather than active trading. For market participants watching on-chain metrics, shrinking exchange inventory often precedes tighter liquidity conditions and can indicate bullish sentiment among major holders.

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OnchainDetective

· 6h ago

36.8K BTC quietly left the exchanges... Wait, I need to take a closer look at the underlying fund flow. According to on-chain data, this large-scale coin outflow pattern is not simple. The key question is—who is transferring? Institutions or whales? Have multiple address tracking revealed any clues? Or is this just the standard "I want to hold long-term" story? Behind the obvious fund connections, is the flow going to genuine self-custody wallets, or to some suspicious intermediary address? After analysis and judgment, a sudden drop in exchange reserves usually indicates two possibilities—either true believers are accumulating coins on dips, or someone is preparing for a big move... The previous second they said they would hold long-term, and the next second they could dump the market. I saw this coming long ago.

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NotSatoshi

· 6h ago

Exit of 36,800 tokens, hodlers are quietly accumulating. Now it's all good.

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MoonRocketman

· 6h ago

36.8K exited... Are you still lying in the exchange? This data doesn't smell right. Major players are quietly increasing their holdings in self-custody. To put it simply, the chips are consolidating, and the fuel is being added. The launch window for liquidity tightening has arrived. The RSI angle coefficient is already pointing toward breaking through the atmosphere. My orbital prediction model's signal is... hold on, everyone, don't get shaken out. Those who keep their coins on the exchange are all cannon fodder. Big funds have already calculated the escape velocity.

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ImaginaryWhale